Month: March 2014

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Severe Weather Awareness Week – Day 2: Warning Reception

By National Weather Service Des Moines Governor Terry Branstad, the Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division, and the National Weather Service have designated the week of March 24 to March 28 as severe weather awareness week in Iowa. Each morning this week, the National Weather Service in Des Moines will issue a Public Information …

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Plants have starting to come up and now its turned cold. What should be done?

 Snowfall people who got our early enough to see Monday Morning, Snow was gone by 12pm Over the past few weeks here in Southern Iowa we’ve had warm temperatures in the 60s and 70s which has pushed up growth from spring bulbs and a few other perennials. Trees and shrubs are still for the most …

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Severe Weather Preparedness Week – Day 1: Flash Flooding

By National Weather Service Des Moines Governor Terry Branstad, the Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division, and the National Weather Service have designated the week of March 24 to March 28 as severe weather awareness week in Iowa. Each morning this week, the National Weather Service in Des Moines will issue a Public Information …

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POLYGON Issuance #4 Weather in Aviation

On this episode of POLYGON, we bring you North Carolina meteorologist Ricky Matthews. We discussed several topics including impact based warnings, opinions regarding National Weather Service products, marine weather forecasting, tourism in North Carolina, and more! Ricky Matthews has interned in multiple stations in the North Carolina & Virginia area and has experience with many …

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Flooding Awareness Week – Day 5: Partner Resources

By National Weather Service Des Moines The National Weather Service (NWS) has declared March 16 through March 22 as Flood Safety Awareness Week. The NWS in Des Moines will feature information about a different flood topic each day during the awareness week. Today’s topic: Partner Resources The NWS works with and relies on strategic partners …